Mr David Helwig has provided an update on Soo Today that with their collective agreement due to expire 3on1 July members of Algoma Steel's largest union have been called to special membership meetings on 27 July and if ongoing talks have resulted in a memorandum of agreement by that date, United Steelworkers Local 2251 will be asked to vote on whether to accept it. If no memorandum has been achieved, members will instead be asked to approve whatever recommendation has been made by their negotiating committee. Local 2251's bylaws require that an additional strike vote be taken prior to termination of the collective agreement.USW Local 2251 represents over 2,000 hourly workers. On 5 July, its members voted 99 per cent in favor of strike authorization.On 8 July, United Steelworkers Local 2724, representing about 500 salaried employees at the Sault steelmaker, voted 95.1% in favor of a strike mandate.
Mr David Helwig has provided an update on Soo Today that with their collective agreement due to expire 3on1 July members of Algoma Steel's largest union have been called to special membership meetings on 27 July and if ongoing talks have resulted in a memorandum of agreement by that date, United Steelworkers Local 2251 will be asked to vote on whether to accept it. If no memorandum has been achieved, members will instead be asked to approve whatever recommendation has been made by their negotiating committee. Local 2251's bylaws require that an additional strike vote be taken prior to termination of the collective agreement.USW Local 2251 represents over 2,000 hourly workers. On 5 July, its members voted 99 per cent in favor of strike authorization.On 8 July, United Steelworkers Local 2724, representing about 500 salaried employees at the Sault steelmaker, voted 95.1% in favor of a strike mandate.
